2013 Season: Started all 12 games at linebacker during his first season with the team…ranked second on the team with 78 total tackles…that total included 44 solos and 2.0 tackles-for-loss…led the team with a career high 14 stops at Arizona State…also cracked double digits with a10 tackles at Cal Poly…forced a fumble along with nine tackles against Northern Arizona…had at least three tackles in all 12 games.

High School: A 2012 graduate of Del Oro HS in Loomis, Calif., who originally committed to Nevada but did not enroll in the fall…with Del Oro, he was a two-time all-Sierra Foothill League honoree and was also named second team all-metro by the Sacramento Bee as a senior…during his senior season, he helped lead the Golden Eagles to a 13-2 overall record, a Sac-Joaquin Section Div. III title and a berth to the state title game against Helix HS…finished the 2011 season with 73 tackles and two interceptions, rushed 24 times for 213 yards and four TDs and also caught 37 passes for 638 yards with eight touchdowns.

Personal: Has yet to declare a major…parents are Greg and Cheryl Smith.